Principal Hardware Software Engineer

Leidos•Annapolis Junction, MD

6d•$154,050 - $278,475

About The Position

Leidos has a new and exciting opportunity for a Principal Hardware/Software Design Engineer in our Intelligence Sector. Our talented team is at the forefront in Security Engineering, Computer Network Operations (CNO), Mission Software, Analytical Methods and Modeling, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), and Cryptographic Key Management. Our program provides our customer's Signals Analysis organization with the best possible solutions for their mission needs. We achieve this through rapid prototyping, new development, and advanced technology research. From leading-edge visualizations to analytic development, we're always pushing the boundaries to find new and better data sources and tradecraft to answer intelligence questions. With a focus on collaboration and a fast-paced environment, our prototype development program is the ideal place to grow your skills and make a real impact. Seeking an experienced Principal HW/SW Design Engineer to join a small team to design, develop, construct, and test electronic hardware (FPGA) and software processing components for subsystems supporting RF communication and collection systems. This position requires expertise in FPGA development, digital signal processing implementation, and software-hardware integration to support mission critical requirements. The contractor will lead technical design efforts, implement DSP algorithms and associated technical components in FPGA hardware, integrate with existing Linux code bases, bridge FPGA to software stack connection, plus document those efforts. This role combines hardware design responsibilities (FPGA RTL development, timing closure, resource optimization) with software development (integration code, system-level software) to deliver complete subsystem solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience or equivalent
Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance
Strong experience required for FPGA coding
Strong experience in Digital Signal Processing theory & application
Strong experience in Interfacing FPGA code with existing code bases and software
Knowledge of signal processing blocks and related DSP components
Knowledge of Linux OS
Coding ability in C and C++

Nice To Haves

Additional experience with Vivado required
Experience with Epiq Solution PDK preferred

Responsibilities

Lead technical design efforts
Implement DSP algorithms and associated technical components in FPGA hardware
Integrate with existing Linux code bases
Bridge FPGA to software stack connection
Document efforts
Design, develop, construct, and test electronic hardware (FPGA) and software processing components for subsystems supporting RF communication and collection systems
Implement DSP and associated technical components in FPGA for code base integration